Commercial property > Lease renewal
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Surveyors acting as expert witnesses
06 July 2010
The current (3rd edition - combined RICS practice statement and guidance note) of Surveyors acting as expert witnesses applies to surveyors when providing expert evidence, whether oral or...
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Code of Measuring Practice
06 July 2010
Long established and understood professional responsibilities to clients are matched by statutory obligations to users of property. It is a criminal offence for those involved in estate agency...
Summary
This section covers legislation and practice of lease renewals in England and Wales under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, including amendments from 1 June 2004. This covers rights and obligations of landlords seeking to maintain and improve investment values, and tenants seeking to minimise outgoings and maintain flexibility and security. Key topics include managing instructions, parties involved in lease renewal negotiations, the right to inspect, liability and confidentiality, requirements for a tenancy to be protected, principal terms in a new lease, consideration of rent and dealing with disputes and reporting. You will also find an overview of forms, guidance, principal legislation and key case law.
This section ismaintained by Julian Cridge of Denton Wilde Sapte LLP and Katharine Fenn of Denton Wilde Sapte LLP.
Resources
- Glossary
- Features
- Break clauses in commercial leases - Applying the 'breaks'
- Break clauses in commercial leases - Tread carefully
- Flexible leasing
- Lease renewals under PACT
- Money laundering
- Money laundering regulations
- Rent agreements - Working in tandem
- Retail property
- Retail property and office occupancy - A fundamental change?
- Legislation
- RICS practice standards
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Worksmart tools
- Contract Administrator
- ProForms
- Survey Writer
- Preliminary issues
- Protection under the 1954 Act
- Landlord terminating - Section 25 notice
- Tenant's response to a Section 25 notice
- Tenant's request for a new tenancy
- Landlord's response to a Section 26 notice
- Tenant quitting
- Landlord opposing renewal
- Terms of a new lease
- Dispute resolution
- Rent
- Negotiation
- Excluding the Act
- Reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
- Statutes
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Case summaries
- Bacchiocchi v Academic Agency Limited (1998)
- Betty's Cafes Limited v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd (1958)
- Clear Channel UK Ltd v Manchester City Council (2005)
- Esselte AB v Pearl Assurance PLC (1997)
- Garston v Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society (1998)
- Graysim Holdings Ltd v P&O Property Holdings Ltd (1996)
- J. Murphy and Sons Ltd v Railtrack plc (2002)
- Mannai Investment Company Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd (1997)
- O'May v City of London Real Property Co. Ltd (1983)
- Pumperninks of Piccadilly Ltd v Land Securities plc (2002)
- Receiver for the Metropolitan Police v Palacegate Properties Limited (2001)
- Sun Life Assurance plc v Thales Tracs Ltd (2001)
- Wallis Fashion Group Ltd v CGU Life Assurance Ltd (2000)
- Zarvos v Pradhan (2003)
- Further information on lease renewal